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No. 

1623 
I61II 
1612 





DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH SHEEP. 257 
DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 20. 
Composition of feeding stuffs and feces. 
| P . ? | . Z . 
Water /1v.\'6.05.| Fat. free Ext| Fiber.) Ash.| QiSttec| Value.t 
eee | Be le ee leech gem scan 
Barn-cured clover | 
rowen, See EA nO Way Lo 3-8.) 37.2 19.7 |.7-3 78 Ions Os 
Feces. | 
Sheep Ge So lanocO,) 8I4.0°1.9'.0\ 40s reece 9.4 82.0 | 4.386 
Sheep D, (8 es 0) We Us He ee ao a rN Sn oe 10,1 81.8 | 4/328 







i weit 

+ Per gram as determined in calorimeter. 
Weights of food eaten, and of feces for five days, and weights and 
percentages of nutrients digested. | 



Werht. ae Fat. ages Fiber. | Ash, ies 
Eaten in Five Days. | Grams. | Grams. | Grams | Grams. Grams. Grams. | Grams. 
Sheep C, - - - | 4000 696 152 | 1488 983) 202; \ealeqe 
Sheep D, - - - | 4000 696 152 | 1488 799.1) 2O2nmea rod 
feces for Five Days. 
Sheep C, - = = | 1537 215 60 563 422 145 | 1260 
Sheep D, - = - | 1605 246 61 570 430-1 162 eel aa 
Amounts Digested. | 
Sheep C, - - = — AST 92 925 366 | 147 | 1864 
Sheep D, - - - — ASO weer Ol g18 352 <7. 130°( sper 
Percentage Digested. 4, d, d, q, % ¢, 
Sheep C, - = : — 69.1.) 60.5 |. 625271 4074" 50.3 iaso ay 
Sheep D, - = - — 64:7 65920 Wa Oli Wl 44e7sieAda se leooeo 
Average, - 2 — 66.9 | 60.2 | 61.9 | 45.6 | 47.4) 58.9 









Fuel value of food for five days as determined by the bomb 









calorimeter. 
Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. Total Percent. 
of Food of of Food of Available | Available 
Eaten. Feces. | Digested. | Urea, Etc.| Fuel Val. | Fuel Val. 
Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. | Calories. % 
Sheep C, « = Teor? 6741 8871 418 8453 cM ya 
Sheep D, = DEWEY EOL 6946 8666 392 8274 53.0 
Average, - - — a cari on ak 53.6 


